What's the Difference between The Butler: A Witness to History the Book and Lee Daniels' The Butler the Movie?

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	The Butler: A Witness to History	38%
Released:	2013
Author:	Wil Haygood

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In the Book	In the Movie
Eugene Allen	Cecil Gaines Portrayed by: Forest Whitaker
Helen Allen	Gloria Gaines Portrayed by: Oprah Winfrey

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The Butler is named Eugene Allen.	His name is Cecil Gaines.
This isn't discussed.	Cecil sees his father being murdered by a white plantation owner who had raped his mother.
The Butler grew up in Virginia.	He grows up in Georgia.
This doesn't happen.	Cecil breaks into a hotel restaurant to steal food.
Young Eugene gets a job as a waiter in a Virginia Hotel.	He gets the job in North Carolina.

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The Butler: A Witness to History